Combination pencil case and stylus



July 8 1924.

S. H. TOWNSEND COMBINATION PENCIL CASE AND STYLUS Filed Aug. 14. 1923illlvrllltllllll x n m H S WITNESSES fii 34M w ATTORNEYS Patented July8, 1924.

UNITED STATES 1,500,426 PATENT OFFICE.

SEWELL HOMER TOWNSEND, OF BUCKLIN, MISSOURI.

COMBINATION PENCIL CASE AND STYLUS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SEWELL HOMER TOWNSEND, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Bucklin, in the county of Linn and State ofMissouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCombination Pencil Cases and Styli, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to a combination pencil case and stylus.

The object of the invention is to rovide a device of this characterhaving em edded therein a stylus effective to make a clear and sharpimpression while susceptible of smooth manipulation or operation andalso having a pencil mounted therein and adapted to be selectivelydisposed in operative or inoperative position and to be releasablythough securely held in either position.

Other objects and advantages of the invention reside in certain novelfeaturs of the construction, combination and arrangement of parts whichwill be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out inthe appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawingsforming part of this specification, and in which:

Figure 1 is a view in elevation, showing the preferred embodiment of theinvention and illustrating the pencil positioned for use- Figure 2 is aview artly in elevation and partly in section on ine 22 of Figure 1, thepencil being shown in dotted lines and in inoperative position;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view in section on line 3-3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a group view, partly in section and partly in elevation,showing parts of the tip prior to assembly; and

Fi re 5 is a View in section on line 5-5 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawings wherein for the sake of illustration isshownthe preferred embodiment of the invention the numeral 10 designates abarrel which preferably; comprises a cylinder of resilient metal, oneend of which is tapered, as at 11. The tapered end 11 of the pencilcarries a ball bearing stylus, desi ated at 12 as will be hereinaftermore fu 1y described. The 0 posite end of the barrel is open, as clear yshown in Figure 2. The barrel 10 is provided with a slot 13 whichextends longitudinally thereof from a point intermediate Applicationfiled August 14, 1923. Serial No. 657,396.

' jacent the open end of the barrel and opposite the slot 13 the barrelis provided with a ridge 14 which gradually inclines away from thelongitudinal axis of the barrel as it approaches the open end of thebarrel. A band or ring 15 is slidably mounted on the outer periphery ofthe barrel and has suitably secured thereto a clasp 16'. The band 15 isprevented from falling or sliding off the barrel by means of annularribs or ridges 17 and 18 which are rolled or otherwise formed in themetal of the barrel, after the band 15 has been placed thereon.

A pencil, designated at 19, is provided and is mounted within the barrel10. As shown in full lines in Figure 1 the pencil may be disposed withits point extending from the barrel or as indicated in dotted lines inFigure 2, it may be positioned with its point located Within the barrel.The pencil is securely held in either position by the coaction of theclamping band 15 and the ridge 16 of the barrel 10 for as the band 15 isslid toward the open end of the barrel 10 it rides up on the ridge 14and compresses the barrel into engagement with the pencil, the innerperiphery of the surface of the barrel frictionally engaging the pentfilat such time in either position of the same. \Vhen it is desired tochange the position of the pencil the band 15 is slid in position asshown in Figure 2, at which time it is disengaged from the ridge 14 soas to permit the. resilient barrel to expand and move out of frictionalengagement with the pencil. WVhen the band 15 is engaged with the ridgeit not only serves to hold the pencil in position but is itself held inposition and as shown in Figure 1 it engages the annular rib 18. At suchtime it affords a firm sup port for the clasp 16 which is engageablewith the pocket to hold the device therein when the same is not in use.

The ball bearing stylus 12-, is made u of a tip 20 having an opening 21exten ing lengthwise thereof andthrough the outer as well as its innerend. The outer end of the tip around the opening 21 is swaged inwardlyor otherwise formed to provide a ball receiving socket 22 and the wallof the openin 21 adjacent the inner end of the tip is internallythreaded, as indicated at 35 the same snugly and firmly in place.

23. A ball 24 is mounted in the socket 22 provided therefor in the tipand has a small portion thereof projecting beyond the tip. As shown inFigure 3 the opening 21 1s larger than the ball so as to permit of readyassembly of the same with the tip. An externally threaded stem 25 isprovided and v in the assemblyone end thereof has threaded engagementwith the internal threads 23 ie of the tip 20. The end of the stem 25engages with the tip is formed with a reduced extension 26' and theouter end of the extension 26 is cupped or concaved, as at 27, toprovide a bearing or surface engage- 15, able with a portion of theball. The contour or formation of the concavity 27 is such that itprovides a space or recess between a part of its wall and the balladapted to receive graphite or other lubricant. It is ob- 20 vious alsothat graphite may be provided in the space between the outer peripheryof the reduced extension 26 and the inner wall or opening 21 if founddesirable. The end of the stem opposite the reduced extension 25 26 isformed with a diametrically extending slot 28 adapted to receive a screwdriver or other tool to facilitate turning of the stem. In assemblingthe parts of the tip the ball 24 is first placed in the tip so as torest on 30 the socket, 22 and while so positioned the is vnot bound orheld tightly but is merely maintained properly in position on its seator socket. This adjustment is preserved by 49 threading on the stem 25alock washer 29,

the lock Washer having threaded engagement with the stem and alsoengaging the inner end wall of the tip. With the parts thus assembled aconsiderable portion of the stem 25 projects beyond the lock Washer andthis portion is utilized to connect or look the tip on the barrel. Inorder to carry out this latter purpose a plug 30 is fitted and securedin the end of the reduced por- 00 tion 11 of the barrel and the plug 30is provided with an axial and internally threaded opening 31 with whichthe stem 25 h: threaded engagement, as shown in Figure The stylus thusprovided has a wide rang of uses although it is especially adapted alongwith the pencil and other structure of the invention for the use oftelegraphtelephone operators since it enables ready and easy copying oftrain orders which as well known must be copied in duplicate ortriplicate. With this stylus a clear and sharp impression may be madeupon the original as well as upon the carbons with an easy, smooth andghding movement and at the same time the pencil is always at hand andavailable whenever it may be needed.

I claim:

1. In a device of the character described, a barrel having a plug at oneend provided with an internally threaded opening, a tip having a socketat its outer end and internally. threaded at its inner end, anexternally threaded stem having threaded engagement with the internalthreads of the tip and of the plug, and a lock washer threaded on thestem between the tip and the barrel.

2. In a device of the character described, a barrel having a plug at oneend provided with an internally threaded opening, a tip having a socketat its outer end and internally threaded at its inner end, an externallythreaded stem having threaded engagement with the internal threads ofthe tip and of the plug, to connect the tip to the barrel and alsoserving to hold the ball in position in the socket.

3. In a device of the character described, a tip having at one end aball receiving socket provided with an opening, a ball arranged in thesocket. and having a portion projecting through and beyond said opening, said tip .being internally threaded at the end thereof oppositesaid socket, an externally threaded stem engaged with the internallythreaded portion of the tip and having a reduced extension provided witha concaved outer end engaging the ball to maintain the same in properposition in its socket, and a lock washer threaded on the stem andengageable with the tip.

SEWELL HOMER TOWNSEND.

